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The wait is over. Chris Robshaw leads hosts England out at Twickenham today to play Fiji and kick off the Rugby World Cup that promises six weeks of spectacular record breaking. Organisers say they...
View ArticleStruggle kids are tired of false promises
Unemployed ‘struggle kids’ who are camping at the Swapo regional office at Oshakati have petitioned governor Clemens Kashuupulwa to intervene on their behalf. Kashuupulwa visited their camping site on...
View ArticleVenaani to challenge bloated Executive
Official opposition leader McHenry Venaani says his party is looking at challenging a constitutional provision that gives the President discretionary powers when it comes the number of ministers and...
View ArticleStudent shot by robbers
The police are investigating the death of a 20-year-old University of Namibia (Unam) student who was shot in a robbery attempt near the campus over the weekend. According to Inspector Slogan Matheus,...
View ArticleShebeen patrons kill bar owners
A 49-year-old shebeen owner has been shot dead after intervening in a fight over jackpot machine winnings at his bar in Otjomuise. According to police spokesperson Inspector Slogan Matheus, the owner...
View ArticleJob denied school platform
University of Namibia (Unam) lecturer and founder of the Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement Job Amupanda was barred from delivering a motivational speech at a northern school over the weekend....
View ArticleAanona yaSwapo ya loloka omauvaneko giifundja
‘Aanona yekondjelomanguluko’ mboka yaahena iilonga na oya unga oontanda poombelewa dhOngundu yoSwapo dhOpashitopolwa mOshakati oya gandja omukandanyenyeto gwawo kuNgoloneya gwOshitopolwa...
View ArticleOmaruru kage na natango elelo
Ngoloneya gwOshitopolwa shErongo okwa holola omaiyuvo ge omolwa omukakena omule guulethimbo gwekutho miilonga Elelo lyOndoolopa yuaMaruru.“Ondi na omalimbililo kombinga yondoolopa yaMaruru ndjoka tayi...
View ArticleChildren hooked on deadly substances
The sniffing of benzene is on the rise among schoolchildren, according to Geraldine Helen Kanyinga, Chief Social Worker in the Ministry of Health and Social Services. According to her the...
View ArticleGirlfriend killer gets 26 years
Jeffrey Barman, 24, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for murder and another year for assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and two common assault counts. High Court Judge Christie...
View ArticleNudo youth presses PM over reparations
Veparura Kandirikirira of the Nudo Youth League is pressing Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila to answer why the government is now saying that other tribes suffered in the OvaHerero and Nama...
View ArticleTighten the belt - Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
Permanent Secretaries must tighten the belt on government spending at all costs, Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said during a briefing with the chief accounting officers of government...
View ArticleAirport security ‘up to standard’
The Namibian Airports Company (NAC) says all scanners and metal detectors at its airports comply with international standards for security screening equipment. In a media statement the NAC denied...
View ArticleFugitive Shaduka was a State witness
The former property manager of the City of Windhoek, convicted murderer Lazarus Shaduka, was supposed to give evidence in the B1 City development fraud case. State Prosecutor Jacky ?Eixab said at the...
View ArticleTobacco company delays plantation
Lawrence Sampofu, governor of the Zambezi Region, has revealed that it is indeed the partners in the controversial tobacco plantation that are delaying the start of the project. He said this is despite...
View ArticleMeatco weathers the storm
Despite several challenges that the meat industry in Namibia has faced this year, Meatco has managed to slaughter more than 80 000 cattle since February and says it is well on track to reach its target...
View ArticleVillagers fend for themselves
Residents of the newly-created Nehale lyaMpingana Constituency in Oshikoto Region and Olukumwa in the Okongo Constituency in Ohangwena Region are experiencing serious water scarcity and are urging the...
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